Official website- Molung Hydropower Company Limited – 7 MW
Introduction:
The Molung Khola hydropower Project is located in Okhaldhunga district, Sagarmatha Zone in the Eastern Development Region of Nepal. The project area spreads at Harkapur, Prapcha and Baruneshwar VDCs of Okhaldhunga district.
Molung Hydropower Company Pvt. Ltd. was formed on 31stBaishakh 2067 (14 May 2010). Molung Hydropower Company Pvt. Ltd. has acquired Generation license from Government of Nepal, Ministry of Energy on 02 Ashoj 2071 (20 September 2019). which is valid till 01 Ashoj 2106 (September 2054) for installed capacity of 7000 kW generating annual energy of 35.73 GWh with dry energy 5,825,606
kWh and wet energy 29,903,599 kWh
Key Dates
The key dates are as follows
| PPA Conclusion | 21st Falgun2069 (4th April 2013) |
| IEE Approval | 7thChaitra 2069 |
| Generation License | 2ndAsoj 2071 |
| Financial Closure | 20thFalgun 2071 (NMB Bank as Lead Bank) (4th March 2015) |
| Commercial Production date | 12th Chaitra 2074 (26th March 2015) |
Plant Characteristics
Project Name
Molung Khola Hydropower Project
Location
Development Region
Eastern
Zone & District
Sagarmatha, Okaldhunga
General
Name of River
Molung Khola
Nearest Town
Rampur Bazaar
Type of Scheme
R‐o‐R
Gross Head
114 m
Net rated Head
104.83 m
Installed Capacity
7,000 kW
Average Annual Energy after Outage
35.729 GW
Hydrology
Catchment Area
195 sq. Kilometer
Mean Annual Discharge
15.53 m3/sec
Design Discharge
8.15 m3/sec
Riparian Release
0.268 m3/sec
Design Flood Discharge
1800 m3/sec (100 Yr. flood)
Average Annual Discharge
1763 mm
Headrace Pipe
Type
MS Steel
Diameter (Internal)
1.9 m
Length
2140 m
Turbine (Andritz Hydro)
Type
Francis
Number
2
Rated Output Capacity per Unit
3500 kW
Efficiency
93.22 %
Governor
Type
Electronic with PID control
Adjustment for speed Drop
Between 0 to 5 %
Generator
Type
Horizontal Shaft AC Synchronous
Number of Unit
2
Rated output capacity per unit
3500 kW
Power Factor
0.85
Voltage
6.3 kV
Frequency
50 Hz
Excitation system
Brushless
Efficiency
95.5 %
Transformer
Type
Three Phase
Number of Unit
1
Rated capacity per unit
8.6 MVA
Voltage Ratio
6.3 kV/33 kV
Transmission Line
Voltage Level
33 kV
Length
10 KM (P/S to Okhaldhunga S/S)